CACanadaMulti-instrument programme

Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy (Budget 2022 funding)

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2 directly citing documents · show precise citation roles

Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in KingstonNatural Resources Canada · 2024-09-04Field evidence: name
Minister Wilkinson Releases Canada's $3.8-billion Critical Minerals Strategy to Seize Generational Opportunity for Clean, Inclusive GrowthNatural Resources Canada · 2022-12-09Field evidence: administrators · Field evidence: kind · Field evidence: name

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Demonstration plant producing high-purity mixed rare earth oxide and a cobalt–nickel mixed hydroxide product from recycled materialsCommitment
Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Contracted
Amount funded: $4,893,125
Recorded under child programme: Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program · identical record, not additional funding
Named provider organizations
Natural Resources Canada
Named recipient organizations
Cyclic Materials Incorporated
Directly linked project: Kingston Demonstration Plant (a row reference; assess its value role and status before treating it as backing)
3 directly citing documents · show precise citation roles
1. Grant and contribution record — Kingston Demonstration Plant-Extended OperationsGovernment of Canada Open Government Portal / Natural Resources Canada · Publication date not statedField evidence: status · Financial status report
2. Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in KingstonNatural Resources Canada · 2024-09-04Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: relationships · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Instrument relationship
3. Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration ProgramNatural Resources Canada · Publication date not statedField evidence: amount · Field evidence: status · Issuer implementation-status observation
Demonstrating GraphRenew technology to recover graphite from secondary sources and upgrade it to lithium-ion battery-grade graphiteCommitment
Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Contracted
NRCan is providing $3.5 million to GGT for this initiative
Recorded under child programme: Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program · identical record, not additional funding
Named provider organizations
Natural Resources Canada
Named recipient organizations
Green Graphite Technologies Inc.
Directly linked project: Recycling of Graphite from Secondary Sources for Use in Lithium-Ion Batteries (a row reference; assess its value role and status before treating it as backing)
2 directly citing documents · show precise citation roles
1. Grant and contribution record — Recycling of Graphite from Secondary Sources for Use in Lithium-Ion BatteriesGovernment of Canada Open Government Portal / Natural Resources Canada · Publication date not statedField evidence: status · Financial status report
2. Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in KingstonNatural Resources Canada · 2024-09-04Field evidence: amount · Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: relationships · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Instrument relationship
Cyclic Materials Incorporated and Green Graphite Technologies Inc.Commitment
Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Announced
almost $8.4 million in investments
Recorded under child programme: Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program · identical record, not additional funding
Named provider organizations
Natural Resources Canada
Named recipient organizations
Cyclic Materials Incorporated, Green Graphite Technologies Inc.
1 directly citing document · show precise citation roles
1. Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in KingstonNatural Resources Canada · 2024-09-04Field evidence: amount · Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: relationships · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Financial status report · Instrument relationship
Electrolysis for Lithium Production and RecyclingCommitment
Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Contracted
$4,500,000 investment
Recorded under child programme: Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program · identical record, not additional funding
Named provider organizations
Natural Resources Canada
Named recipient organizations
NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc.
Directly linked project: Electrolysis for Lithium Production and Recycling (a row reference; assess its value role and status before treating it as backing)
2 directly citing documents · show precise citation roles
1. Grants and Contributions — ELECTROLYSIS FOR LITHIUM PRODUCTION AND RECYCLINGGovernment of Canada Open Government · Publication date not statedField evidence: amount · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: status · Financial status report
2. Government of Canada Invests Over $9 Million to Enable Made-in-Canada Lithium Battery Supply Chain in British ColumbiaNatural Resources Canada · 2024-07-11Field evidence: amount · Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: facility · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Issuer implementation-status observation
Concentration and conversion of Canadian lithium brine into lithium battery precursorsCommitment
Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Announced
$4,937,500 investment
Recorded under child programme: Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program · identical record, not additional funding
Named provider organizations
Natural Resources Canada
Named recipient organizations
Saltworks Technologies Inc.
Directly linked project: Lithium Brine Concentration and Conversion Demonstration (a row reference; assess its value role and status before treating it as backing)
1 directly citing document · show precise citation roles
1. Government of Canada Invests Over $9 Million to Enable Made-in-Canada Lithium Battery Supply Chain in British ColumbiaNatural Resources Canada · 2024-07-11Field evidence: amount · Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Financial status report · Issuer implementation-status observation
Government of CanadaBudget appropriation
Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Announced
backed by up to $3.8 billion in federal funding allocated in Budget 2022
Named provider organizations
Government of Canada
Named recipient organizations
Not stated
2 directly citing documents · show precise citation roles
1. Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in KingstonNatural Resources Canada · 2024-09-04Field evidence: terms · Instrument term
2. Minister Wilkinson Releases Canada's $3.8-billion Critical Minerals Strategy to Seize Generational Opportunity for Clean, Inclusive GrowthNatural Resources Canada · 2022-12-09Field evidence: amount · Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Financial status report
A Route to Establish a Canadian Lithium Sulphide Supply Chain for Solid-State BatteriesCommitment
Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Decided
Amount funded: $3,039,344
Recorded under child programme: Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program · identical record, not additional funding
Named provider organizations
Natural Resources Canada
Named recipient organizations
Telescope Innovations Corp.
Directly linked project: A Route to Establish a Canadian Lithium Sulphide Supply Chain for Solid-State Batteries (a row reference; assess its value role and status before treating it as backing)
2 directly citing documents · show precise citation roles
1. Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration ProgramNatural Resources Canada · Publication date not statedField evidence: amount · Field evidence: location · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: stages
2. Backgrounder: Canada unlocks 26 new investments and partnerships with 9 allied countries to secure critical minerals supply chainsNatural Resources Canada · 2025-10-31Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Financial status report

Project designation pathways

Designation confers recorded recognition or standing, not money or evidence of actual production.

No project designations registered under this scheme.

Source links identify explicit citations to the displayed programme, financial row or designation, not proof that a source independently validates every claim about its project or recipients. For financial allocations, see each instrument's record and the existing capital-stack counting rules.

Ceilings

Envelopes, appropriations and lending authorities. Listed, never summed, and never divided into the awards below.

CA9 Dec 2022

Government of Canada

up toCAD3.8 billion

The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy

Budget appropriationInstrument not specifiedPublicAnnouncedExploration · Processing · Recycling · Research and development

Awards recorded under the programme

Committed public money the corpus records under this programme or one beneath it, summed per currency; a part is not added to its package. What the corpus records, not the programme's spend.

CAD

Instrument not specified4 rows

Listed, not summed: the sources name no instrument the tracker's vocabulary covers.

4 counted · 2 parts not added again

CA17 Jul 2024

Cyclic Materials Incorporated

CAD4.893125 million

Demonstration plant producing high-purity mixed rare earth oxide and a cobalt–nickel mixed hydroxide product from recycled materials

CommitmentInstrument not specifiedPublicContractedRecycling

CA9 Aug 2024

Green Graphite Technologies Inc.

CAD3.5 million

Demonstrating GraphRenew technology to recover graphite from secondary sources and upgrade it to lithium-ion battery-grade graphite

CommitmentInstrument not specifiedPublicContractedRecycling

CA4 Sep 2024

Cyclic Materials Incorporated and Green Graphite Technologies Inc.

aboutCAD8.4 million

Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in Kingston

CommitmentInstrument not specifiedPublicAnnouncedRecycling

CA8 Jul 2024

NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc.

CAD4.5 million

Electrolysis for Lithium Production and Recycling

CommitmentInstrument not specifiedPublicContractedProcessing

CA11 Jul 2024

Saltworks Technologies Inc.

CAD4.9375 million

Concentration and conversion of Canadian lithium brine into lithium battery precursors

CommitmentInstrument not specifiedPublicAnnouncedProcessing

CA31 Oct 2025

Telescope Innovations Corp.

CAD3.039344 million

A Route to Establish a Canadian Lithium Sulphide Supply Chain for Solid-State Batteries

CommitmentInstrument not specifiedPublicDecidedProcessing

Record

Kind: Multi-instrument programme
Administered by: Not stated in the cited sources
Part of: None
Includes: Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program
Legal authority: Not stated

Evidence

Minister Wilkinson Releases Canada's $3.8-billion Critical Minerals Strategy to Seize Generational Opportunity for Clean, Inclusive Growth
Natural Resources Canada
Fields supported
Name · Kind · Administering bodies
Evidence level
Explicit
Location in document
Opening paragraph
Qualification
"from geoscience and exploration to mineral processing, manufacturing and recycling applications, including support for research, development and technological deployment"
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Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in Kingston
Natural Resources Canada
Fields supported
Name
Evidence level
Explicit
Location in document
Quick facts
Qualification
"Budget 2022 provided $3.8 billion over eight years to implement the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy."
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Original sources, the fields each supports, evidence level and precise document location
Source	Fields supported	Evidence level	Location
Minister Wilkinson Releases Canada's $3.8-billion Critical Minerals Strategy to Seize Generational Opportunity for Clean, Inclusive Growth Natural Resources Canada · Source dossier	Name Kind Administering bodies	Explicit "from geoscience and exploration to mineral processing, manufacturing and recycling applications, including support for research, development and technological deployment"	Opening paragraph
Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in Kingston Natural Resources Canada · Source dossier	Name	Explicit "Budget 2022 provided $3.8 billion over eight years to implement the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy."	Quick facts